World Book Day

 


World Book Day is recognised by over 100 countries around the world. It will next be celebrated on 7th March 2024 and its purpose is to encourage reading and a love of books in children. Your child's school may well be holding a World Book Day event or fancy dress day, but it is also a great excuse to get involved at home. We've pulled together all of our Books and Reading resources here, and added a few new ones, to get you started.

World Book Day Activites for Kids

Dressing Up for World Book Day

Book and Reading Related Resources

Reading Certificates
Reading Certificates

Bookplates
Bookplates

Reading Logs
Reading Logs

Bookmarks
Bookmarks

More Useful World Book Day Resources

A Book is Like a Garden Poster

A Book is Like a Garden Poster

A book is like a garden carried in a pocket. So says this lovely Chinese proverb ... and I know many of us will agree! This would make a fun poster for a reading corner or a library.

Autumn Themed Picture Book Scavenger Hunt

Autumn Themed Picture Book Scavenger Hunt

You will need to look through lots of autumnal picture books to find these pictures. You could do it at home or at the library and hopefully you'll find some lovely books to read. 

Book Alphabet Challenge

Book Alphabet Challenge

Can you come up with a book themed word for each letter of the alphabet? Here's our book alphabet challenge page to print and distribute.

Book Colouring Page

Book Colouring Page

Here's a simple picture of a story book for kids to print and colour in. Just click the link below for our printable version.

Book Frame

Book Frame

This book frame can be used in many ways, and comes in three varieties: blank, one side lined and the other left unlined for a picture, and both sides lines. Use it as a writing or drawing frame, for book reports, for notices on the board, or even as story paper ...

Book Vocabulary Worksheet

Book Vocabulary Worksheet

What are all these book-related words? This book vocabularly worksheets asks children to describe them.

Books Colouring Page

Books Colouring Page

Here's a books colouring page featuring a stack of children's books to colour in.

Books I Would Like To Read

Books I Would Like To Read

Here's a fun way to keep a reading list! Just get the kids to write the names of the books (and maybe the authors) on the spines and covers on the picture. Perhaps they could colour in each book as they read it?

Books Size Sorting

Books Size Sorting

Print and cut out the different sizes of books, then ask the kids to sort them by size. Laminate the books if you want to reuse them again.

Books to Read Planner

Books to Read Planner

Do you create a reading list for your children? If so this is the planner for you. Alternatively use it to encourage children to choose their own books. It would be helpful for listing books to read for a project or to make a list of those to reserve from the library.

Books Tracing Page

Books Tracing Page

Children can trace the dotted lines of these books - quite tricky as there are lots of straight lines involved! Younger children could trace within the channel formed by the double lines instead.

Bookshelf Colouring Bookmarks 1

Bookshelf Colouring Bookmarks 1

These colouring bookmarks are chunky and fun, depicting a bookshelf full of adult books for the kids to colour in and perfect for them to give a favourite adult as a little gift...

Bookshelf Colouring Bookmarks 2

Bookshelf Colouring Bookmarks 2

Here's a bookshelf full of children's books, spines outward - and it makes a really fun bookmarks for the kids to colour in and use themselves or gift to friends or siblings!

Bookshelf Colouring Bookmarks 3

Bookshelf Colouring Bookmarks 3

Here's a fun bookshelf full of cookery books for the kids to colour in - and it makes a perfect little gift for them to give to any favourite adult cooks, especially with a nice message on the back!

Bookworm bookmarks

Bookworm Bookmarks

What better to mark the place in your reading book than a bookworm bookmark! These cute little fellows will encourage the kids to read. We've left space on the background for you to write a message, a child's name or perhaps the page numbers.

Bookworm Colouring Bookmarks

Bookworm Colouring Bookmarks

Colour in and cut out 4 fun bookworm colouring bookmarks - perfect for keeping the place in your reading books! We've left space for writing page numbers, a child's name or a message.

Children with Books Bookmarks

Children with Books Bookmarks

These bookmarks are quick to print and cut out and they look particularly nice if you use a punch to curve the corners and then laminate them. Perfect for any occasion, really - National Libraries Day, World Book Day, reading incentives or rewards in the classroom etc.

Children with Books Colouring Bookmarks

Children with Books Colouring Bookmarks

These lovely colouring bookmarks are sure to go down well with the kids! Print onto card and cut out in advance, then hand them out to be coloured in. Libraries could leave a stack out ready to be coloured. We have a pre-coloured version too, here.

Children with Books Colouring Page

Children with Books Colouring Page

It looks like these kids have some reading to do! Colour them in - and maybe write the names of your favourite books on the spines too?

Children With Books Poster

Children With Books Poster

This lovely bright printable poster will brighten up the classroom, library or nursery, and hopefully remind children of how much fun it is to read books! You could even write your favourite titles on the spines with a fine tipped pen.

Encouraging Reading

Encouraging Reading

Encouraging your child to read a wide variety of books is probably the best education you can give them - but sometimes it seems an uphill struggle! We have put together a collection of tips and tricks to encourage reading which may give you some ideas.

Happy World Book Day Bookmarks

Happy World Book Day Bookmarks

We've made 3 different sizes of these Happy World Book Day bookmarks to choose from - including a page of 12 mini bookmarks if you have many children in need of one! They are placed side by side to make cutting out easier, too.

Julia Donaldson Quote Poster

Julia Donaldson Quote Poster

This lovely quote by Julia Donaldson all about books and libraries is perfect for displaying in a reading corner or school library.

Library Alphabet Challenge

Library Alphabet Challenge

Coming up with one word for each letter of the alphabet, all to do with the library, isn't going to be easy! Print out our library alphabet challenge and give it a go...

Library Books Tracker

Library Books Tracker

Available in either colour or black and white, this library books tracker will keep the family organised - and it looks great out on display, too. The colour version is best printed with your printer's borderless settings.

Library Colouring Bookmarks

Library Colouring Bookmarks

These library colouring bookmarks can be used for the public library or the school library. Why not cut them out in advance and put a stack out, ready for the kids to colour in? Every bookmark needs a book to put it in...

Library Colouring Page

Library Colouring Page

You don't have to guess where these children are coming from - the library! They each have a good stack of books to read which will keep them busy for a while, as we hope this colouring page will do for your children!

Library Poster

Library Poster

You might display this lovely colourful library poster at school or at home to remind kids to go to the library - or in the library itself! It prints best using your printer's borderless settings.

Library Scavenger Hunt

Library Scavenger Hunt

Our library scavenger hunt is a brilliant way to get the kids involved at the library and help them discover everything that's on offer. Print a page for each child, give them a pencil, and off they go!

Library Word Search 2

Library Word Search 2

Hunt through our fun library word search puzzle to find the library-themed words! There's a picture for the kids to colour in too, if they like.

My Day As A Librarian Diary

My Day As A Librarian Diary

There's much more to working in a library than just handing out books. Can the children find out more about the job of a librarian, and write about it here?

My Favourite Books Journal Page

My Favourite Books Journal Page

Make a list of your favourite books and sign and date it. It will be fun to look back on in the future. Why not update the list once a year, on your birthday or World Book Day, perhaps?

My Favourite Books Picture Gallery

My Favourite Books Picture Gallery

Ask the children to choose five of their favourite books and illustrate them for this picture gallery printable. This might make a good end-of-summer-holiday activity.

Picture Book Scavenger Hunt

Picture Book Scavenger Hunt

This is a fun activity that can be done at home or in the library. You will need to look through lots of picture books to find the things in this scavenger hunt and you might find some interesting new books to read. 

Reading Quotes Bookmarks

Reading Quotes Bookmarks

Bright and cheerful, with quotes to inspire reading, these printable bookmarks would make a great gift.

Reading with Grandma Colouring Page

Reading with Grandma Colouring Page

A little girl enjoys reading a story with her Grandma in this pretty colouring page. Why not send it to Grandma with a letter or a note on the back?

Reading Worm

Reading Worm

Our reading worm makes learning to read new words fun!

Print out as many copies of the worm as you need. Write words in each of the segments (10 per worm) for your child to learn. As he becomes confident with each word, he can colour it in.

So Many Books So Little Time Colouring Page

So Many Books So Little Time Colouring Page

Here's a colouring page for all you book lovers out there - and that makes it one for me, too. Colour in this lovely design with the words "So Many Books, So Little Time". We've left a border around it so that you can treat it as a print and frame it when done.

So Many Books Story Paper

So Many Books Story Paper

This story paper is the story of my life! It's a fun one for the kids to colour in and use for a writing activity. Perhaps they could record a list of books they want to read? Or you could use it to send a letter to a book loving friend...

Story Genres Word Search

Story Genres Word Search

There are lots of different types of story genres hidden in this word search. Can you find them all?

Story Time Poster

Story Time Poster

Here's a cute story time poster to display in your story corner or bring out when it is story time.

Story Time Story Paper

Story Time Story Paper

Ask young children what they like most about school, and many will answer story time! Here's some story time story paper that they can use to write about it, or to make up a story... Choose from the download links below depending on which version you prefer.

Teacher Story Time Colouring Page

Teacher Story Time Colouring Page

Here's a lovely colouring page of a peaceful story time scene in the classroom. There's lots of detail to make it interesting to colour in.

The more that you read poster

The More That You Read Poster

This is one of my favourite set of lines from Dr Seuss - reminding children that the whole world opens up for those who read.

The World Belongs to Those Who Read Colouring Page

The World Belongs to Those Who Read Colouring Page

This lovely colouring page, designed for older children and adults, will strike a chord with all us book lovers! We've left a border around the outside so that you can frame it if you wish, once coloured in. Perfect for a library colouring page, perhaps?

There is No Friend as Loyal as a Book Poster

There is No Friend as Loyal as a Book Poster

We love books, and we love the heart shape of this pretty book too! We thought it was the perfect backdrop to this lovely quote by Ernest Hemingway: "There is no friend as loyal as a book". The poster is best printed using your printer's borderless settings.

Time to Visit the Library Poster

Time to Visit the Library Poster

If your kids love to visit the library, they won't need this poster. If, however, they need a little prompting that it's time to visit the library - here's the poster for them!

With Freedom Books Flowers Story Paper

With Freedom Books Flowers Story Paper

"With freedom, books, flowers, and the moon who could not be happy?" This story paper might be useful for writing a book review, or for a list of your favourite books and flowers?

With Freedom, Books, Flowers Card

With Freedom, Books, Flowers Card

This beautiful card is suitable for any general occasion - to say thank you, to say hello, to wish someone happy birthday etc. It features a quote that reminds us how lucky we are.

With Freedom, Books, Flowers Colouring Page

With Freedom, Books, Flowers Colouring Page

"With freedom, books, flowers and the moon, who could not be happy?" said Oscar Wilde, and I have always agreed - although I would add family and friends into the list too.

With Freedom, Books, Flowers Poster

With Freedom, Books, Flowers Poster

"With freedom, books, flowers and the moon, who could not be happy?" So said Oscar Wilde, and we love the quote so much that we turned it into this pretty poster.

World Book Day Boggler Puzzle

World Book Day Boggler Puzzle

Here's another boggler puzzle challenge, this time for World Book Day. How many words - using adjacent letters - can the kids make from the letters on the board? Remember that if you make any words relating to World Book Day you can get extra points...

World Book Day Costumes for Kids

World Book Day Costumes for Kids

Your child needs to dress up for World Book Day at school tomorrow and you're stuck for inspiration? We've gathered together below some last minute suggestions for book character costumes for your kids!

World Book Day Costumes Picture Gallery

World Book Day Costumes Picture Gallery

I love this printable! When the kids have enjoyed parading around in their World Book Day costumes and need a little quiet time, get them to draw some of their favourite costumes in the frames on our picture gallery printable!

How Many Words World Book Day

World Book Day How Many Words Puzzle

How many smaller words can the kids make out of the letters in WORLD BOOK DAY? Try this as a solo challenge, as a race against the clock, or against other kids.

World Book Day Word Search

World Book Day Word Search

Here's a word search puzzle for World Book Day with all sorts of "book" words to find, ready to print and hand out.

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